MSHQ

Hi everyone! A few updates went live on MSHQ. Here is what changed and how it works.

Vote for your favorite servers

Every server with voting turned on now has a vote page. You type a Minecraft nickname, pass a quick security check and vote. No account needed.

• One vote per nickname per server every 24 hours.
• A vote counts only after the server's own plugin confirms it, so what you see is what the server received.
• The server page shows votes for today, the last 7 days, the last 30 days and all time, plus the top voters. You can switch the top list between 24 hours, 30 days and all time.
• Rewards, if a server has any, are given by the server itself, not by MSHQ.

Votes and the rating

Votes from the last 24 hours now add to a server's place in the MSHQ list, by up to 30%. A fresher vote counts more, the effect fades over the day, and a server that is offline gets nothing from it. The rest of the rating still comes from automatic checks. More in the FAQ: https://minecraftservershq.com/faq#rating

For server owners

In the manage page there is a new Voting section. Install the NuVotifier plugin (version 2) on your server, copy the host, port and token, press Test connection and switch voting on. The page also gives you a link to your vote page that you can share on your site or Discord.

Your servers, faster

• Add a server while signed in and it is yours right away, and it is saved to your favorites automatically.
• Your servers have a new place in the menu: Owned servers.
• If you add a server that MSHQ already monitors, you will get a short reminder: ownership of those is confirmed with a code in the server's MOTD.
• On the homepage, the block with your saved servers is now called Favorite servers and shows the newest ones first.

Privacy, in plain words

When you vote, your IP address is passed on to the server you vote for, together with your nickname, and Cloudflare Turnstile checks the vote. MSHQ does not store the IP of a vote. The details are in the Privacy Policy: https://minecraftservershq.com/privacy-policy

Tell me what you think, and what you would like to see next. Happy voting!

MSHQ Inventory: 48 Items to Hunt Down

While you browse MSHQ, items sometimes appear on the page. Click an item to add it to your inventory. Some turn up on their own, others are rewards for what you do on the site. We won't tell you where to look or what earns them: find out for yourself.

Open your inventory and the item guide here: my inventory. Items you have found are marked there.

Here are all 48 items, with descriptions but no hints about where to find them.

#	Item	Rarity	Description	Where to find
1	Spark Pebble	⚪ Common	A grey pebble with a green spark inside.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
2	Server Moss	⚪ Common	A green tuft on a cube of dirt.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
3	Oak Chunk	⚪ Common	A wooden block with tree rings.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
4	Coal Chip	⚪ Common	A black shard with a blue glint.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
5	Scroll Scrap	⚪ Common	A torn parchment with a curled corner.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
6	Copper Gear	⚪ Common	A copper cogwheel with green patina.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
7	Ping Shard	⚪ Common	A blue crystal with green signal arcs.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
8	Seeker's Bookmark	⚪ Common	A green bookmark with a copper clasp.	A reward for something you do on MSHQ. Find out what!
9	Ink Drop	⚪ Common	A dark blue drop with a green glint.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
10	Paper Leaf	⚪ Common	A folded cream sheet with a rough edge.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
11	Camp Ember	⚪ Common	An orange ember above two sticks.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
12	Sympathy Shard	⚪ Common	A red-pink crystal with a notch.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
13	Talker's Pencil	⚪ Common	A short wooden pencil with a green tip.	A reward for something you do on MSHQ. Find out what!
14	Reaction Spark	⚪ Common	A golden four-ray spark.	A reward for something you do on MSHQ. Find out what!
15	Glowberry Jam	🟢 Uncommon	A glass jar of golden jam.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
16	Wanderer's Needle	🟢 Uncommon	A green-red arrow on a brass axis.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
17	Signal Coil	🟢 Uncommon	Copper wire around a blue core.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
18	Red Fuse	🟢 Uncommon	A glass capsule with a red thread.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
19	Lag Snail	🟢 Uncommon	A snail with a gold-red spiral shell.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
20	Biome Prism	🟢 Uncommon	A crystal with grass, sand and ice faces.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
21	Collector's Pouch	🟢 Uncommon	A leather pouch with green clasps.	A reward for something you do on MSHQ. Find out what!
22	Frost Lens	🟢 Uncommon	A pale blue lens with a snowflake.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
23	Author's Inkwell	🟢 Uncommon	A blue inkwell with a golden cork.	A reward for something you do on MSHQ. Find out what!
24	Camp Badge	🟢 Uncommon	A wooden badge with a green tent.	A reward for something you do on MSHQ. Find out what!
25	Dialogue Bell	🟢 Uncommon	A copper bell with a blue ribbon.	A reward for something you do on MSHQ. Find out what!
26	Approval Ribbon	🟢 Uncommon	A green ribbon with a golden clasp.	A reward for something you do on MSHQ. Find out what!
27	Uptime Hourglass	🔵 Rare	A wooden hourglass with green sand.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
28	Bridge of Two Worlds	🔵 Rare	Two planks joined by a blue clamp.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
29	Scout's Journal	🔵 Rare	A book with a compass on the cover.	A reward for something you do on MSHQ. Find out what!
30	World Map	🔵 Rare	A map scrap with islands and a red cross.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
31	Night Lantern	🔵 Rare	An iron lantern with a blue flame.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
32	Traveler's Seal	🔵 Rare	A medallion with five coloured sectors.	A reward for something you do on MSHQ. Find out what!
33	Portal Crystal	🔵 Rare	A purple shard with a green core.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
34	Rune Mechanism	🔵 Rare	A silver gear with blue runes.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
35	Story Scroll	🔵 Rare	A parchment with a red seal.	A reward for something you do on MSHQ. Find out what!
36	Camp Flag	🔵 Rare	A green flag on a wooden pole.	A reward for something you do on MSHQ. Find out what!
37	Talisman of Return	🟣 Epic	A green stone in a bronze setting.	A reward for something you do on MSHQ. Find out what!
38	Obsidian Heart	🟣 Epic	A dark heart with a purple crack.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
39	Collector's Crown	🟣 Epic	A crown of multicoloured crystals.	A reward for something you do on MSHQ. Find out what!
40	Builder's Quill	🟣 Epic	A white quill with a golden nib.	A reward for something you do on MSHQ. Find out what!
41	Harvest Lantern	🟣 Epic	An orange pumpkin with a golden glow.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
42	Echo Crystal	🟣 Epic	A blue crystal with echo rings.	A reward for something you do on MSHQ. Find out what!
43	Community Totem	🟣 Epic	A wooden totem with three coloured masks.	A reward for something you do on MSHQ. Find out what!
44	Chronicler's Book	🟣 Epic	A book with a golden clasp and a blue gem.	A reward for something you do on MSHQ. Find out what!
45	Golden Ping	🟡 Legendary	Golden signal arcs with a lightning bolt.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
46	Star Beacon	🟡 Legendary	A blue crystal above a golden base.	A reward for something you do on MSHQ. Find out what!
47	Super Chest	🟡 Legendary	A blue-violet chest with gold and green light.	Appears while you browse MSHQ. Find out where!
48	Key of All Worlds	🟡 Legendary	A golden key with a cube-shaped head.	A reward for something you do on MSHQ. Find out what!

Hey everyone! 👋

A lot has been happening behind the scenes at Minecraft Servers HQ, and it's finally here. Let's take a tour of what's new!

🎨 A fresh new look
The whole site has a new design: darker by default, easier on the eyes, with lime-green accents for the things that matter (online status, main buttons). Prefer light mode or your system theme? Your choice is always remembered. Everything is built phone-first, so it feels just as good in your pocket as on a big screen.

🏠 Smarter homepage and server catalog

• The homepage is now all about one thing: finding a server quickly. Pick Java or Bedrock and a game mode, or just search by name or address
• The catalog starts with search and results, with all the extra filters tucked in a side panel, with server counts next to each option
• Search finds your server as soon as you type 2 letters
• Can't find anything? You'll get helpful suggestions, and you can add the server yourself right away
• Server cards are cleaner now, with clear names (no more messy MOTD symbols), platform, versions, and a one-tap copy of the address
• Crossplay servers are marked honestly: we only show Java + Bedrock when we've actually confirmed it

📊 Better server pages

• Connection details come first, right at the top
• A new Statistics tab with a heatmap, daily bars and period summaries
• Clear explanations of rank, uptime, latency and peak online, so you know what the numbers mean
• Screenshots (up to 30 per server) in a handy strip
• Server owners can verify ownership with a code in the server's MOTD and edit everything from a dedicated edit page

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Players pages
Every player now has a proper profile: where and when they were last seen, who they play with, their tracked time by week, month, quarter or year, and even their skin in 3D. Server pages show a live ranking of players, and your saved players appear on the homepage when they're online.

💬 Community, finally!

• Feed: a place for posts. Share what's on your mind on your profile or on a server's page
• Comments everywhere: servers, plugins, players and posts, with pictures, link previews, live updates and replies
• Reactions on servers, plugins, players and posts
• Communities: create your own (public or private), invite friends, and set up roles
• Public profiles at /u/nickname
• A notification center for replies, mentions and updates
• Private messages with chat requests and live chat
• Sign in with Google, Microsoft, Apple or Discord

❤️ Health, levels and EXP
Your profile now has hearts, EXP and a level, with a Minecraft-style EXP bar. Actions like commenting, reacting and posting cost a little health, and health slowly regenerates, so the community stays friendly and spam-free. A built-in guide on your profile explains how it all works, what each action costs, and every way to earn EXP (with daily limits). Level up and you'll unlock more, like links and pictures in comments from level 3.

🎒 Inventory: find and collect items!
Here's a little treat for everyone who signs in. While you browse MSHQ, keep your eyes open: every now and then a tiny pixel item will float onto your screen, glowing in the color of its rarity, with a ring around it that slowly runs out. Click it before the time is up and it's yours!

• 48 collectible items, each with its own pixel-art icon, name and a short story (lore)
• Rarer items glow differently, so you'll know when you've found something special ✨
• Some items drop randomly while you explore, others are rewards for things you do on the site. We won't tell you which action. Part of the fun is figuring it out 😉
• A new inventory icon in the header shows a "new" dot when something fresh lands in your collection
• Your inventory lives at /profile/inventory: a neat grid of everything you've found, with a card for every item (on phones it opens as a handy sheet)
• Open the item guide to see the whole collection. Items you've found are marked, and the ones you haven't found yet appear as mysterious silhouettes. How many can you complete?
• All item names and stories are translated into every language

Items are only yours once the site confirms the pickup, so no cheating, just honest collecting. Good luck out there, treasure hunters!

🔌 Plugins
A brand new plugin catalog with categories, sorting, and pages that show the servers using each plugin first.

🏷️ Tags
Missing a tag? Add your own right from the picker.

🎖️ Server banners
Show off your server on your own website with new pixel-art banners (320×64, 560×90 and HTML cards), in several textures and themes. Find them under the Userbar tab.

🌍 23 languages
Every text on the site is now translated into all 23 languages.

🛡️ Safer space
Comments and posts that break the rules can be hidden, and there's a one-time appeal if you think we got it wrong. Keep it friendly, folks!

This is just the start. More is on the way, and your feedback decides what comes next. Try things out, drop a comment below, and tell us what you love and what's missing. And show us your inventory: what's the rarest item you've found? 💚

Thanks for being part of MSHQ!